Barry Saxifrage
Climate Analyst | Vancouver
About Barry Saxifrage
Barry Saxifrage is Canada's National Observer's resident chart geek and climate analyst. In his visual carbon columns, Saxifrage deconstructs the data behind global warming and Canada's climate targets, as he charts international progress and graphically documents failures by industry and governments. His work is cited frequently by academics and climate publications internationally, including by George Monbiot in The Guardian, Yale Climate Connections, Bill McKibben's New Yorker newsletter, The Times Colonist, and many others. When he's not analyzing the corporate reports of major oil companies or comparing Canada's government's promises against Canada's actual emissions, Saxifrage is an avid soccer player.
Canada falling behind America and unprepared to meet shared climate commitment
America has a climate plan and just doubled their climate ambition. Canada is adrift and heading for the rocks.
Pandora's box: warnings from world's best climate science
"Widespread" and "unprecedented" changes are already upon us. Failure to act will bring an ever-growing host of miseries.
Climate pledges and progress in Canada, USA and Europe
Nations are expected to announce new climate targets soon. Here's where Canada and its two largest trading partners, America and Europe, stand so far.
Beyond governments: the emerging global movement to save ourselves
The fight to preserve a safe climate is rapidly expanding beyond governments and eco groups. Here is a quick overview of this ever widening global movement.
Paris vs. Copenhagen: global majority now committed to climate action
Copenhagen 2009 ended in failure. The global climate commitment has grown dramatically, but will it be enough heading into Paris 2015? Here's the new landscape.